国际英语新闻：Thai gov't boosts efficiency, unity of national police forces: spokesman

BANGKOK, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The Center for the Resolution of Emergency Situations (CRES) transferred police forces back to the national police, Police Major General Piya Uthayo, the spokesman of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, said Saturday.

The transfer was made in a bid to improve efficiency of security operations by police forces, Police Major General Piya explained, Thai News Agency reported.

Moreover, unity for police commanders to supervise security operations by police forces is expected to improve if the government will attempt to arrest the "red-shirt" core leaders, he said.

The Center for the Resolution of Emergency Situations, which is also known as the Emergency Operations Command, is set up to deal with the ongoing "red-shirt" rally in Bangkok.

From now, if the CRES needs police forces, the CRES has to coordinate directly with acting national police chief Pateep TaNPRasert, said Police Major General Piya.

And, by now police operations are aimed to ensure security and avoid confrontation with the "red-shirts", the spokesman said.

The transfer of the police forces back to the national police was made after national Army Commander-in-Chief General Anupong Paochinda has been authorized by Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva from Friday night to be in charge of ordering use of forces to ensure peace and order.

The authorization for the Army Commander-in-Chief is aimed to cut short of the command line in a move to prevent and encounter with terrorists, who are feared to incite violence.

The CRES structural adjustment was made after Friday's failure of the CRES attempt to arrest the "red-shirt" leaders at the SC Park Hotel in capital Bangkok.

Currently, the "red-shirt" core leaders and their supporters are gathering at the Rathchaprasong Intersection in the center of capital Bangkok.

They have demanded Prime Minister Abhisit to "immediately" dissolve the lower House of parliament and hold a new general election.

The "red-shirts" have still viewed that, apart from the House dissolution, there is no other solution to the country's ongoing political conflict.